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Federal Fire Service Recruitment Exam Past Questions And Answers

1. Which of these is not a road classification in Nigeria


a) Trunk A
b) Trunk B
c) Trunk C
d) Trunk D

2. The acronym for the equipment worn by an individual to prevent risk


to health and safety is
a) PHE
b) PPE
c) PPMC
d) PSE

3. Safety helmets are worn to protect against


a) Extremes of temperatures
b) Falling objects
c) Impacts with fixed objects
d) A, B & C

4. The color Blue in safety means


a) Prohibited action
b) Mandatory action
c) Safe action
d) Warning notice

5. The color Green safety can be used in


a) Escape routes
b) Emergency showers
c) Low passages
d) Emergency stops

6. The chemistry of fire includes


a) Heat
b) Oxygen
c) Combustible Materials
d) A & B
7. Freely burning fires fuelled by wood can be extinguished by
a) Application of water
b) Application of foam
c) Application of C02 extinguisher
d) C & D

8. Water is most effective and most commonly used for which of the
following type of fire
a) Class A-ordinary combustibles
b) Class B-flammable and combustible liquids
c) Class C-electrical
d) Class D-combustible metals

9. The first principle of good storage practice for chemicals is:


a) Limiting the quantity
b) Segregation
c) Containment
d) Concentration

10. When was the Federal Fire Service Established?


a) 1901
b) 1991
c) 1998
d) 2001

11. What was the then fire service unit incorporated alongside the Lagos
police called?
a) Lagos Police force Firemen
b) Lagos Police Fire Brigade
c) Lagos Firemen Controler
d) Lagos Police Firemen

12. When was the Lagos police fire brigade became Federal Fire Service
by act of Parliament?
a) 1999
b) 1965
c) 1968
d) 1963
13. What is the title of the Head of Federal Fire Service Called?
a) The General
b) The Connell General
c) The Controller General
d) The Commander General

14. The Federal Fire Service fall under which government ministry?
a) Ministry of Agenda
b) Ministry of Health
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Interior

15. Which regime established the federal fire service?


a) British Colonial Regime
b) Surrogate British Colonial Regime
c) British condominium Regime
d) British Neocolonialism Colonial Regime

16. The parliament of Nigeria is called


(A) House of Representative
(B) Senate
(C) State house of Assembly
(D) National Assembly

17. Democracy day is celebrated in Nigeria on


A) Oct 1
(B) Jan 12
(C) May 29
(D) June 12

18. How many members make up the house of Representatives in


Nigeria?
(A) 280
(B) 774
(C) 360
(D) 359
19. How many members make up the senate in the upper arm of the
national assembly?
(A) 100
(B) 108
(C) 109
(D) 110

20. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zone?


A.5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

21. Nigeria flag was created by


A. Mr Aina Onabolu
B. Prof Wole Soyinka
C. Taiwo Akinkumi
D. Ben Odiase

22. How many local governments do we have in Nigeria?


A. 744
B. 774
C. 747
D. 784

23. Who was the first military head of state?


A. Gen. Muritala Muhammed
B. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
C. Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi
D. Gen. Idiagbon

24. Who stopped the killing of twins in Calabar?


A. Henry Townsend
B. Herbert Marculey
C. Mongo Park
D.Mary Slessor
25. Nigeria became a republic in what year?
A. May 29, 199
B. Jan 15, 1966
C. Oct 1, 1960
D. Oct 1, 1963

26. Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS. was


established in what year?
A. May 1975
B. May 1963
C. May 1966
D. May 2000

27. Which state is referred to as “The Sunshine State”


A. Ekiti state
B. Ondo State
C. Jigawa state
D. Oyo state

28. The Nigeria flag was designed by Taiwo Akinkunmi in what year?
A. 1957
B. 1959
C. 1960
D. 1963

29. The amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates and the
colony of Lagos was in what year?
A. 1959
B. 1914
C. 1963
D. 1960

30. Nigeria celebrated her last centenary anniversary in what year?


A. 2000
B. 2014
C. 2020
D. 1990
31. Who is the current Minister of Education in Nigeria?
A. Prof Rukkayat Rufai
B. Prof. Tahir Mamman
C. Prof Adedapo Afolabi
D. Prof. Wole Soyinka

32. The state with the least number of local government in Nigeria is
A. Zamfara
B. Lagos
C. Bayelsa
D. Anambra

33. Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?


A. Yakubu Dogara
B. Bukola Saraki
C. Godswill Apkabio
D. Oshiomole

34. Who is the current Speaker House of Rep in Nigeria?


A. Tajjudeen Abbas
B. Bukola Saraki
C. Tukur Buratai
D. Oshiomole

35. Which state is referred to as “Centre of Excellence?”


A. Ekiti state
B. Ondo State
C. Lagos state
D. Oyo state

36. Which state is referred to as “The Gateway state”


A. Ekiti state
B. Ogun State
C. Jigawa state
D. Oyo state

37. The current minister of petroleum is


A. President Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu
B. Amaechi
C. Aisha Alhassan
D. Babatunde Fashola

38. The first coup carried out in Nigeria was in what year?
A. 1996
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1973

39. Nigeria civil war started in what year?


A.1967
B. 1970
C. 1966
D. 1985

50. The Aba Women Riot took place in what year?


A. 1975
B. 1929
C. 2001
D. 1939

51. What is the Mission of the Federal Fire Service?


ANSWER: Our Mission To ensure safety of lives and property by
extinguishing, control and prevention of fire outbreak through
Regulation, Training, Enforcement, Public Enlightenment
Programmes and impact reduction during emergencies through
adequate preparedness.

52. When was the Federal Fire Service Established?


ANSWER: 1901

53. In 1901 the federal fire service as a unit within the Lagos police
service department duties was to?
ASWER: To prevent and combat fire outbreaks in the government
reserved Areas of Lagos colony.
54. what was the then fire service unit incorporated alongside the Lagos
police called?
ANSWER: Lagos Police Fire Brigade

55. When was the Lagos police fire brigade became Federal Fire Service
by act of Parliament?
ANSWER: 1963

56. What is the title the Head of Federal Fire Service Called?
ANSWER: Controller General

57. The Federal Fire Service is a paramilitary organization! True or


False?
ANSWER: True

58. Who is the current Controller General of Federal Fire Service?


ANSWER: Joseph Garba Anebi

59. The Federal Fire Service fall under which government ministry?
ANSWER: Ministry of interior

60. Which regime established the federal fire service?


ANSWER: British Colonial Regime

61. Name the For Agencies under the Ministry of interior?


ANSWER:
1) Nigeria Prisons Services (NPS)
2) Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
3) Federal Fire Service (FFS)
4) Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).

62. What is the Name of the current Minister of interior?


ANSWER: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo

General Studies
63. The June 12 Presidential Election was annulled by President Ibrahim
Babangida on
A) June 12, 1993
B) June 14, 1993
C) June 18, 1993
D) June 23, 1993
E) June 27, 1993
64. Gombe State belongs to the ______ geo-political Zone in Nigeria.
A) South East
B) South West
C) North Central
D) North East
E) North West
65. The full meaning of OECD is
A) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
B) Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
C) Organization of Economic Community and Development
D) Organization for Economic Community and Development
E) Order of the Economic Community and Development
66. Paparada Square is in
A) Ilorin
B) Lokoja
C) Kaduna
D) Lagos
E) Sokoto
67. The former Eastern Region was proclaimed a sovereign nation,
Biafra by Odumegu Ojukwu on
A) May 30, 1967
B) June 15, 1966
C) April 6, 1968
D) January 10, 1965
E) April 21, 1969
68. Obanta’s statue is located in
A) Abeokuta
B) Ibadan
C) Ogbomoso
D) Ilorin
E) Ijebu Ode
69. The Kruger National Park is in
A) South Africa
B) Tunisia
C) Cameroon
D) Poland
E) U.S.
70. The official residence of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
is in
A) Washington DC, United States
B) New York City, United States
C) the Birmingham United Kingdom
D) Atlanta Georgia, United States
E) London

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